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Arch Duke — Tree large, spreading, deuse, fairly hardy, vigorous and 

 productive. Fruit large blue, freestone, firm flesh, good for market, 

 ripens fore part of September, drops badly. 



SJrropshire Damson — Tree medium in size, upright, dense, hard}', vig- 

 orous, productive every second year. Fruit small, blue, firm, good for 

 culinary and market use, ripens about middle of September. 



Grand Duke— Tree medium to large, upright, spreading, moderately 

 hardy, vigorous, very productive. Fruit large, blue, firm flesh, good for 

 late market, ripens last of September, rots very badly under favorable 

 conditions. 



Fellenherfi — Tree medium in size, flat, spreading, hardy, vigorous, pro- 

 ductive. Fruit medium size, blue, firm flesh, freestone, excellent for 

 dessert, culinary or market use, very subject to attacks of curculio, ripens 

 middle to latter part of September. 



Monarch — Tree large, upright, spreading, moderately hardy, vigorous, 

 very productive. Fruit medium to large, blue, firm, freestone, excellent 

 for dessert, culinary or market use, ripens late October. Somewhat sub- 

 ject to rot. 



Coes Oolden — Tree above medium to large, flat, spreading, moderately 

 hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruit large, yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, ex- 

 cellent for dessert or culinary use, and sells well where kno'^m, ripens 

 late September or early October. 



Bovnij — Tree medium size, upright, spreading to roundish, rather ten- 

 der, moderately vigorous, very productive. Fruit medium size, greenish- 

 yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, excellent for dessert and especially for culin- 

 ary purposes, ripens late September or early October. 



Copper — Tree medium upright, slightly spreading, hardy, moderately 

 vigorous, productive. Fruit small, purple, finn, juicy, good for very late 

 market, ripens middle of October or later. 



SOUR CPIERRIES. 



Earhf Riclimond — Tree medium size, spreading, hardy, vigorous, regu- 

 lar and prolific bearer. Fruit medium size, bright red, juicy, best 

 early sour cherry for culinary or market use, ripens from middle of 

 June until in July. 



Mail Duke — Tree medium size, spreading, hardy, vigorous, productive. 

 Fruit large, dark red, juicy, rich subacid, valuable for culinary or mar- 

 ket use, ripens late June or early July. 



Montinorencjj — Tree large, spreading, hardy, very vigorous, regular 

 and profuse bearer. Fruit large, crimson red, juicy, most valuable sour 

 cherry for market or culinary use, ripens July, 



English Morello — Tree medium size, low spreading, hardy, moderately 

 vigorous, prolific bearer, very subject to cherry leaf spot disease. Fruit 

 large, very dark red to black, juicy, very sour, valuable late variety, 

 ripens last of July and early August. 



SWEET CHERRIES. 



Gov. Wood — Tree large, upright, spreading, hardy, vigorous and very 

 productive. Fruit large, light yellow, tender, juicy, good for dessert or 

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